Well, I was so excited about not having to make anything for anybody that I should have realized I'd forgotten somebody. DP reminded me that I'd promised his sister Becca a pair of socks...in 2007. I decided to take the Knitivity sock yarn in Firefly (a yellow and black combo) and rectify the situation. I'm using the Cloning Anemone pattern from the 2008 Rockin' Sock Club. I think it works well with the colors.
I also thought about making this raglan cardigan by the Glampyre. I saw some great versions of it on Ravelry, and it looks pretty simple. I just have to finish all the rest of my projects for other people. Sigh.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Wrapping things up
I finally uploaded more of the pictures of Christmas presents.
Golf club cover made of Cascade 220:
Oven mitt and hot pad, made of white buffalo yarn dyed with koolaid:
Neckwarmer for my best friend, made of schaefer anne held double and a strand of kidsilk haze:
I also spun a skein of yarn from the falkland wool I got in the fairytale swap:
And, I finished one sock for DP, made from yarn he picked out himself:
It's peaches and creme dishcloth cotton! The sock is heavy but surprisingly comfortable. I'm planning on finishing the second sock over the weekend.
I'm not sure what I'm going to make next...a baby blanket for my best friend (due in mid-January), handwarmers for my brother, a top or sweater for myself...? So many options, when you don't have to make things for other people.
This weekend I'm also going to be putting new carpet into DP's home office. When we bought the house, I knew I wanted to replace the carpet. It looks like someone got a carpet remnant that didn't fit the room and decided to slap it in anyway. It's wrinkled and stained. I'm going with Flor tiles in charcoal. Very subdued, but that's what he likes. After I recarpet the office, I need to pick out a paint color for my craft room. I'm thinking of a buttery yellow.
Golf club cover made of Cascade 220:
Oven mitt and hot pad, made of white buffalo yarn dyed with koolaid:
Neckwarmer for my best friend, made of schaefer anne held double and a strand of kidsilk haze:
I also spun a skein of yarn from the falkland wool I got in the fairytale swap:
And, I finished one sock for DP, made from yarn he picked out himself:
It's peaches and creme dishcloth cotton! The sock is heavy but surprisingly comfortable. I'm planning on finishing the second sock over the weekend.
I'm not sure what I'm going to make next...a baby blanket for my best friend (due in mid-January), handwarmers for my brother, a top or sweater for myself...? So many options, when you don't have to make things for other people.
This weekend I'm also going to be putting new carpet into DP's home office. When we bought the house, I knew I wanted to replace the carpet. It looks like someone got a carpet remnant that didn't fit the room and decided to slap it in anyway. It's wrinkled and stained. I'm going with Flor tiles in charcoal. Very subdued, but that's what he likes. After I recarpet the office, I need to pick out a paint color for my craft room. I'm thinking of a buttery yellow.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
What a month!
December was completely crazy. I realized that I needed to concoct presents for everyone on my list, since I had actually finished my dad's sweater.
The sweater:
It actually fit my dad!
I also made a couple of neckwarmers (only got a pic of one right now):
It's based on Fourteen by Yarn Ball Boogie. I love this pattern, and I'll definitely be making more of these.
I made a cloche out of roving (no time to spin it!):
It's utterly soft and warm. It's for my sister in law, who has eclectic taste :)
Pretend there are two of these, and you'll see the socks for my brother:
The pattern is based on Dolomite by Anne Hanson, and made for my brother because of his love for the Dolemite movies.
The Sunday before Christmas, I realized there was no way I was going to be able to knit or crochet presents for all, so I made my sister a lap quilt and a co-worker a silk scarf.
I also made a potholder and oven mitt for one of my brothers and a golf club cover for my brother in law.
I'm still tired.
The sweater:
It actually fit my dad!
I also made a couple of neckwarmers (only got a pic of one right now):
It's based on Fourteen by Yarn Ball Boogie. I love this pattern, and I'll definitely be making more of these.
I made a cloche out of roving (no time to spin it!):
It's utterly soft and warm. It's for my sister in law, who has eclectic taste :)
Pretend there are two of these, and you'll see the socks for my brother:
The pattern is based on Dolomite by Anne Hanson, and made for my brother because of his love for the Dolemite movies.
The Sunday before Christmas, I realized there was no way I was going to be able to knit or crochet presents for all, so I made my sister a lap quilt and a co-worker a silk scarf.
I also made a potholder and oven mitt for one of my brothers and a golf club cover for my brother in law.
I'm still tired.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Blocking hides a multitude of sins
Or so I hope. The gansey is done, and it's drying in the craft room. DP said that if it doesn't fit my dad, he'll take it, so it will have a good home regardless :)
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Yargh
I'm still plugging away on the gansey, but it's tough...it means I can't really make anything else, because I have to save all of my energy for it. I'm halfway through the second sleeve, and then I just need to do the neck and block the thing, but it's wearing on my psyche.
I tried to knit socks on the bus, but I found that when I got home my hands and arms were tired, and they didn't want to stay up til midnight making a sweater. So, I just read pattern books and curse every second away from the sweater.
I'm using today to make puff pastry. I'm going to make an apricot frangipani tart for Thanksgiving (DP's idea) and I figured I'd make an extra batch of it to use for a Pithiviers for Christmas. DP was actually woken up by the deep sighs I was making as I tried to roll out the dough :)
I really really want to make the Dolomite socks for my brother for Christmas, but I don't think I'll have time. We've all enjoyed watching the Dolemite movies, and our fantasy football league is named after a phrase in Avenging Disco Godfather. Sigh.
Hopefully I'll get myself in gear and get some more pics up. Now to roll my dough.
I tried to knit socks on the bus, but I found that when I got home my hands and arms were tired, and they didn't want to stay up til midnight making a sweater. So, I just read pattern books and curse every second away from the sweater.
I'm using today to make puff pastry. I'm going to make an apricot frangipani tart for Thanksgiving (DP's idea) and I figured I'd make an extra batch of it to use for a Pithiviers for Christmas. DP was actually woken up by the deep sighs I was making as I tried to roll out the dough :)
I really really want to make the Dolomite socks for my brother for Christmas, but I don't think I'll have time. We've all enjoyed watching the Dolemite movies, and our fantasy football league is named after a phrase in Avenging Disco Godfather. Sigh.
Hopefully I'll get myself in gear and get some more pics up. Now to roll my dough.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Finally, some pics
Finally, I found the usb cord for the camera! Here's a pic of the gansey (I'm a bit further now, since I have the shoulder straps done:
And a closeup of the ill-fated initials:
My hope is that the blobbyness will block out.
Here's my niece's watchcap, made with STR Walking on the Wild Tide:
It's blurry, but this is the picture with the color as close to real life as I could get.
Now that I've finished the shoulder straps, I'm going to have to finish the arms. My plan is to work the arms separately to the definition ridge, then Magic Loop them two at a time through the stockinette and cuff ribbing, to make sure they're the same size. I'm going to use the pattern I started with, the triangles pointing to each other, but then at the bicep on each side, stop the cables and insert an anchor (my dad was in the navy). After the anchor, I'll go back to the cabling. I'm also thinking of adding some diamonds or more chevrons, because it would be too boring to just be the strap pattern.
And a closeup of the ill-fated initials:
My hope is that the blobbyness will block out.
Here's my niece's watchcap, made with STR Walking on the Wild Tide:
It's blurry, but this is the picture with the color as close to real life as I could get.
Now that I've finished the shoulder straps, I'm going to have to finish the arms. My plan is to work the arms separately to the definition ridge, then Magic Loop them two at a time through the stockinette and cuff ribbing, to make sure they're the same size. I'm going to use the pattern I started with, the triangles pointing to each other, but then at the bicep on each side, stop the cables and insert an anchor (my dad was in the navy). After the anchor, I'll go back to the cabling. I'm also thinking of adding some diamonds or more chevrons, because it would be too boring to just be the strap pattern.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
There's got to be...
A way to keep my shoulders from cramping up. I don't know what that is, but there's got to be a way!
I'm moving along on the gansey. I finished the front and back, and I started on the shoulder straps last night. I wish that I had a set of US4 dpns, because using a 47" US4 is getting old fast.
I also had to spend all of Saturday changing the purl columns back to knits. I realized that while a traditional gansey is fitted, my dad might not prefer it that way. The cables are a lot subtler, but still neat, and the size is right. It took me half of Sunday to come up with the design for the shoulder straps, and in the end I went with something simple:
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Triangles of purls with 4 stitch cable crossings every 8 rows. I'm liking how it looks, and I think it matches the body.
I'm moving along on the gansey. I finished the front and back, and I started on the shoulder straps last night. I wish that I had a set of US4 dpns, because using a 47" US4 is getting old fast.
I also had to spend all of Saturday changing the purl columns back to knits. I realized that while a traditional gansey is fitted, my dad might not prefer it that way. The cables are a lot subtler, but still neat, and the size is right. It took me half of Sunday to come up with the design for the shoulder straps, and in the end I went with something simple:
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Triangles of purls with 4 stitch cable crossings every 8 rows. I'm liking how it looks, and I think it matches the body.
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